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May 30, 2009 11:35 AM

Utmost respect for Burn Unit Nurses.


I am in my last semester of nursing school. Last week's clinical was in the Burn Unit. I was able to help with taking off dressings, hydrptherapy, and redressing. Some of these patients were on vents, had 12 or more IV drips running, in induced comas, and they would still respond to the painful debridement. It just broke my heart to hear the screams of some of the patients and these nurses were constantly pushing pain meds. It takes a special kind of person to be able to do this daily and not let it get to you. Once again I have the utmost respect for these nurses and the kind of emotional toll they must go through.


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Old May 31, 2009, 11:01 AM

Thumbs up Re: Utmost respect for Burn Unit Nurses.
I want to second that motion!
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Old Jun 16, 2009, 01:15 AM

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Ditto, especially with my first career having been as a firefighter... you gotta love burn unit nurses.
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Old Jun 22, 2009, 12:54 AM

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I'm just 17 and still in highschool, But i already know i want take care of burn victims. It doesnt gross me out or anything at all. I know not many people can take that kind of gore, But i know i can. I think of it more as a calling. Burns dosnt gross me out, more of it just interests me. Actually, just gross things about the human body interests me. And i love taking care of people, so i had the idea of treating nasty burns while i know i'm helping somebody in major need. I know i sound crazy, But being able to look at stool samples for worms or something takes a slightly crazy person lol. I totally want to do that. I love learning about parasites. I just really want to be a nurse to take care of really sick people. Burns and parasites are my favorite thing to learn about. I would love to care for somebody with both!
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